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Graduate Schools by Discipline

When you apply to graduate education at New York University, you must apply to the school or schools that administer your degree track. With fifteen schools and over one thousand distinct degrees, understanding the layout of graduate studies can be a little daunting. Here you can browse through our schools and programs by the discipline that interests you, by starting in one of the following areas:

NYU’s unique Gallatin School of Individualized Studies enables Masters students to design a unique interdisciplinary research project, drawing material and methodologies from the liberal arts as well as from other areas of study.

Like many of our academic offerings, the sciences are not studied in isolation, but are approached by many other disciplines across the University. For example, the comprehensive Science, Health, and Environmental Journalism concentration in GSAS is among the oldest and most prestigious programs of its kind, and has prepared this generation’s leaders in scientific print, broadcasting, and other media. Steinhardt’s Division of Teaching and Learning offers masters and doctoral degrees in the Science and Mathematics Education. Students in our renowned Courant Institute for Mathematics apply a core of mathematical research to a broad range of scientific fields, from atmospheric science to computer science, fields in which NYU has been a pivotal institution.

Be sure to follow the progress of our scientific community through our news and events pages, and in the meantime head to the school with your desired program.

Social Sciences

We define ourselves as a private university in the public service, and this commitment is seen nowhere better than in the social sciences, which comprise a substantial portion of our academic offerings.

The Silver School of Social Work offers comprehensive social work training, with an emphasis on clinical education, and affords students access to over 500 field institutions throughout the tri-state area. The Wagner School of Public Service houses degree programs that combine the disciplines of finance, public policy, urban and environmental studies. Each is consistently ranked at the top of their fields, and each draws on the unique social challenges of New York City for professional training unmatched by any other university.

Because of the intensely practical nature of social work and public policy, these studies can also be complemented quite well with other disciplines – as such, NYU is pleased to offer a number of combined degrees with programs in law, medicine, and nursing. And our individualized research tracks through Gallatin allow students to craft projects around interests that would have floundered in single departments.

Whichever your program, as a part of NYU you will no doubt share our passion for public welfare in one way or another. Be sure to look through our Research Centers to stay informed of the outreach and research initiatives undertaken by the NYU community. For more information on the academic programs, choose your school below.

Professional Studies

Students interested in our Schools of Law, Medicine, Dentistry, or Business don’t need to be reminded of the individual merits of our programs, because NYU’s professional schools have earned superior reputations in their fields. Our School of Medicine is in a class of its own, having earned a stellar reputation in cancer care, mental health, and dermatology among many other specialties; our School of Law is highly selective and intellectually diverse; an MBA from Stern is arguably the most valuable business degree available.

What you might not know is how these outstanding degrees can be combined with our other degree programs in the humanities and social sciences. Many professional programs offer coursework abroad: get an LLM in Singapore, make your MBA truly global by finishing your studies in France, or conduct medical research through the International Health Program.